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Is Earth Grown Butter chickpeas and veggies ultra-processed?

285 g Canned chickpeas Sold in the United States

Pack of Earth Grown Butter chickpeas and veggies

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 18 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed canned chickpeas

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

water, chickpeas, potato, carrot, onion, sweet potato, spinach, tomato, cream, tomato paste, CONTAINS 2% and LESS OF (butter), sunflower oil, garlic paste, ginger paste, salt, spices, chili paste

As written on the pack

WATER, CHICKPEAS, POTATO, CARROT, ONION, SWEET POTATO, SPINACH, TOMATO, CREAM (MILK), TOMATO PASTE, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: BUTTER (MILK), SUNFLOWER OIL, GARLIC PASTE, GINGER PASTE, SALT, SPICES, CHILI PASTE, FENUGREEK LEAF CONTAINS: MILK. MAY CONTAIN: TRACES OF PEANUTS, TREE NUTS,

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 45 canned chickpeas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 41st. 2% of the canned chickpeas here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 45 canned chickpeas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4061459156140, last edited 11 July 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.